INTERPROVINCIAL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXIII, Issue 7657, 16 June 1896, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[Per Press Association.]

WELLINGTON, To-day.

The Times publishes what it says ia a true account of Gasparini'e escape, given it by a gentleman who became acquainted with the facts, by accident. Gasparini met a compatriot on the Wakatipu, who with help took off a plate on the inner aide of the ship near the bow, supplied the opening with food and drink, and then walled the convict up in it till the search was over. Gasparini j was supplied with funds for a while in Sydney, and then given a passage away, and is now doing well on an Eastern plantation, the owner of which told the Times informant of these particulars. The Crown has issued a notice of lien against the real and personal estate of exdetective Kirby. It is understood that on the institution of the present proceedings against Kirby he mortgaged moat of his property. Upwards of £150 has been subscribed as the result of two days canvass for subscriptions to the band contest to be held here during the exhibition. A writ for libel has been served on the New Zealand Times at the instance of Richard Crabb, temperance advocate, claiming £2000 for an alleged libel in the issue of the 10th inst. The Public Works Committee of the City Council passed a recommendation that the hawkers bye-law be translated into Chinese and circulated in the Chinese quarters of the city in order that Chinese hawkers may be compelled to take out licenses. The annual conference of the Knights of Labor is to be held here in July. The Wellington assembly will submit a resolution suggesting that a general tax be levied for the relief of the unemployed. The Christchurch Progressive Liberal Association has a similar plank in its platform. AUCKLAND, ITo-day. The Trades and Labor Council passed a resolution supporting the Rcefton miners in their stand against the reduction of jJwageß by the Ziman syndicate. The Council expressed an opinion that there never was a time when there could have been less warrant for such a reduction, and that this may be considered the instalment of what may be expected in future from English and foreign goldinining companies in New Zealand. A resolution on the subject was also sent to the Miuister of Mines. A lamentable accident occurred on Saturday at the football match between Otabuhu and Panmure. A young man named Sykes collided with a member of the opposing team, the latter's knee coming in contact with Syke's abdomen. There are such marked symptoms of paralysis of the bowels that life is despaired of. The May Queen Extended and Golden Lead Companies have been registered in London. An offer has been made for the Imperial Company's property. CHRISTCHURCH, To-day. A fire broke out last night in a block of wooden buildings in Hereford street. The fire apparently originated in the premises of Acland Dudley and Co, and before it was extinguished had completely gutted their building, together with those occupied by T. J. Waling, Cook and Gray, The Canterbury Insurance Protection Association, Duffys, solicitor, and offices used by Bowman and Harding. Considerable damage was done to the furniture in Bowman's auction room. The bulk of the buildings were owned by Miles and Co's estate, and were erected in 1863. The buildings burned were insured for £1000 in the Alliance, Bowman's auction rooms for £100 in the same office, Cook amd Gray for £250 in the National, Duffys' law library, etc, £100 in the Manchester, Mahng's furniture and samples for £50 in the South British. Bowman also had £200 in the Imperial and £200 in the Standard, NAPIER, To-day. The Chief Justice opened the Supreme Court this morning. The Crown prosecutor made application that the depositions of ex-Detective Kirby, taken in the lower Court in the case of Wil'iam Boyle, charged with theft, be allowed to go before the jury on the greund that Kirby was now absent from the colony. His Honor was not sure that " being absent " bad the same meaning in terms of the Act a 8 " having left" the colony. It could not be said that a person who had gone " away on a visit " had left the colony. His Honor had no objection to the depositions being placed before the grand jury, but their subsequent admission as evidence must be a matter for farther consideration. True bills were returned in all cases. DUNEDIN, Yesterday. Robert Grohan, an inmate of tho Seaeliffe asylum from Southland, escaped from the institution yesterday and hanged himself in the bush. Captain McGillivray, now in Dunedin, formerly master of the ketch Cvalier, thinUa it possible that the missing ve'.sel is sheltering in Easy harbor or Pegasus harbor, Stewart Island. INVEECARGILL, To-day. The ketch Cavalier has arrived at Riverton, ' but no information has yet been received as to the cause of her prolonged absence. GREYMOUTH, To-day. Mr Ziman has agreed to leave the dispute with the Reefton miners to arbitration. It appears that those most vehement in demanding £3 per week and inciting the miners not to give in, are persons not miners at all, but following other callings.